Virus X

Dr. Frank Ryan takes us into the "hot zones" of today's most dangerous outbreaks, then into the research laboratories and hospitals, where he spotlights the scientists and doctors who are risking their lives to contain them. In telling this global story, he uncovers a frightening pattern - and concludes that new, deadlier diseases are even now waiting to emerge. Why do such plagues arise? Where do new viruses come from? Could there be - will there be - a Virus X, an incurable virus, as lethal as Ebola, spread as easily as the common cold? Dr. Ryan has posed these questions to leading experts…